Cultural Production in
Present Day
Nepal
Nepal
Nepal ranks 111th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Angola, Kyrgyzstan, and Jordan. Memorable people born in present day Nepal include Gautama Buddha, Yaśodharā, and Maya. Memorable people who died in Nepal include Maya, Śuddhodana, and Shah Jahan II. Nepal has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and mountaineers.
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and its largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 600 BC and 2002, present day Nepal was the birth place of 60 globally memorable people, including Gautama Buddha, Yaśodharā, and Maya. Additionaly, 38 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Nepal including Maya, Śuddhodana, and Shah Jahan II.
People Born in Present Day Nepal
Go to all RankingsGautama Buddha
PHILOSOPHER
566 BC - 452 BC
HPI: 99.48
Rank: 24
Yaśodharā
POLITICIAN
600 BC - Present
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 45
Maya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 22
Tenzing Norgay
MOUNTAINEER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 32
Mahapajapati Gotami
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 19
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 58
KP Sharma Oli
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 41
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 40
Rāhula
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 9
Śuddhodana
POLITICIAN
590 BC - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 55
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2015
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 10
Ram Chandra Poudel
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 59
People Deceased in Present Day Nepal
Go to all RankingsMaya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 23
Śuddhodana
POLITICIAN
590 BC - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 37
Shah Jahan II
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1719
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 27
Sadhu Sundar Singh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1929
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 31
Wanda Rutkiewicz
MOUNTAINEER
1943 - 1992
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 7
Tukaram
WRITER
1608 - 1650
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 16
Nana Sahib
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1859
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 25
Jerzy Kukuczka
MOUNTAINEER
1948 - 1989
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 33
Prithvi Narayan Shah
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1775
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 19
Birendra of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2001
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 4
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2001
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1
Jung Bahadur Rana
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1877
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nepal were politicians (32), religious figures (5), mountaineers (5), writers (4), and actors (4), while most who died were politicians (21), mountaineers (5), writers (4), religious figures (3), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Nepal, including Bidhya Devi Bhandari, KP Sharma Oli, and Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nepal, including Yaśodharā, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, and KP Sharma Oli.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in present day Nepal since 1700.